Apple Reportedly Accelerates Smart Glasses Development Amid Wider Push for AI Hardware

Apple is reportedly accelerating the development of smart glasses, as the company is ostensibly making a shift toward AI-centric hardware. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is ramping up development of its forthcoming smart glasses, which are slated to head...

Omni One VR Treadmill Joins ‘Made for Meta’ Program, Opening Door to Quest Compatibility

Virtuix announced it's joined the Made for Meta program, which opens the door to bring official Quest compatibility to the company's Omni One VR treadmill. Made for Meta is a hardware partnership that certifies that accessories not only work with...

VisionOS Update Gives Devs Improved Tools for VR Cloud Streaming

Apple Vision Pro just got a new update that brings Foveated Streaming to the headset, essentially the same bandwidth-saving feature Valve is bringing to its upcoming Steam Frame headset. The News As noted by VR supply chain analyst Brad Lynch, foveated...
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SlimeVR Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Thinner & Lighter Full-Body Trackers

SlimeVR has launched its next crowdfunding campaign, this time looking to get backers excited about its next-gen 'Butterfly' body trackers, which promise to be thinner, lighter, and offer a longer-lasting battery. SlimeVR's crowdfunding campaign for the new Butterfly Trackers quickly crossed its...

‘VRChat’ Breaks All-Time Concurrent User Record with Japanese Anime Concert

VRChat announced it just topped its all-time user peak, bringing in over 150,000 concurrent users to attend a Japanese language concert. Update (May 7th, 2026): The original count of 156,716 concurrents users was subsequently corrected by VRChat Community Head ‘Tupper’ via an...

Vision Pro Finally Gets Native ‘YouTube’ App with Full Immersive Video Library

Vision Pro users have been waiting over two years for a native YouTube app. Now, it's finally here—thankfully also including support for immersive videos. The News Google first announced that a YouTube app was "on the road map" shortly after Vision...

Meta Sold Over 7 Million Smart Glasses Last Year, Effectively Tripling Sales in 2025 Alone

EssilorLuxottica reported its Q4 2025 financial results, revealing the company sold over seven million smart glasses last year. The French-Italian eyewear conglomerate has been making smart glasses in partnership with Meta since the launch of the original Ray-Ban Stories in...

‘Battlefield’-like VR Shooter ‘Forefront’ is Coming to PSVR 2 with Cross-Play

Triangle Factory announced that its Battlefield-inspired VR shooter Forefront is finally coming to PSVR 2. There's no release date yet beyond the studio's initial announcement, however Triangle Factory has confirmed that when it does, the 32-player shooter will "support cross...

‘Star Citizen’ VR Support Isn’t Prime Time Yet, But It’s Getting There

Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) added experimental PC VR support to Star Citizen late last year, taking a first step in fulfilling a more than decade-old promise. Things are getting increasingly serious though after the release of its second post-VR update. Update...

Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get Massive Utility Boost with Cool (but risky) ClawdBot Hack

If you're comfortable mucking around with a new open source project, you could be shopping on Amazon just by looking at an object with your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are pretty useful out of the box,...